Babies’ language skills develop faster if their parents ‘engage in conversation’ with them rather than just talking over them, study finds Experts monitored the language 5-8 month old babies were exposed to at home They then looked at the activity in the language centres of the infant brains They found engaging in conversation led to … Read more
A nurse accused of the murders of eight babies in a year-long killing spree at a hospital neonatal unit today appeared in the dock of a courtroom for the first time. Lucy Letby is alleged to have murdered five boys and three girls while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She is also accused … Read more
A children’s nurse today appeared in court charged with the murders of eight babies and the attempted murder of another ten infants. Lucy Letby, 30, was before JPs after being charged last night following her arrest for the third time on Tuesday this week. Today she appeared before Warrington Magistrates’ Court over the 18 charges … Read more
A children’s nurse has tonight been charged with the murders of eight babies. Lucy Letby has been charged with eight counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder in connection with an investigation into baby deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital, Cheshire Police said. She had first been detained by Cheshire Police back in … Read more
She recently traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to meet her fiance’s sisters. And Clare Crawley and Dale Moss are already making plans to start a family of their own, The Bachelorette star told People on Wednesday. ‘Babies are definitely on the agenda!’ the 39-year-old reality TV star revealed during the couple’s interview. Expanding: Clare Crawley and … Read more
Newborn babies are very unlikely to become severely ill with Covid-19, according to research that puts to rest one of the key fears about the disease. And researchers have also concluded that the chances of a baby catching the virus from their infected mother is very slim. Just 66 babies out of 118,000 born in … Read more
New parents are barred from being by their sick babies’ sides on hospital wards because of strict coronavirus rules Many told they can only spend two hours daily on neo-natal wards with babies Parents of ill newborns who later died said precious time by their side cut short One in seven parents not able to … Read more
The ‘toxic mix’ of pressures during the lockdown has contributed to the death of eight babies from abuse or neglect, figures from Ofstead show. A further 64 infants were also deliberately harmed from April to October – a 22% rise on last year, according to the watchdog. Amanda Spielman, Ofsted chief inspector, fears more vulnerable … Read more
Making sure babies get plenty of vitamin D in the first year of their lives could protect them from obesity, a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of Michigan, found that infants with low vitamin D levels are more likely to develop metabolic syndrome, a network of conditions like high blood sugar, excess waist … Read more
Neanderthal children grew and were weaned as babies at a similar time to that of modern humans, new research has claimed. The study furthers the argument that the now-extinct species was more similar to Homo sapiens that traditionally believed. Analysis of ancient teeth reveals both humans and Neanderthals are first given solid food by their … Read more